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Originally posted by Barry the Sprout:
I for one would have had a lot more respect for Bush and Blair if they had said they wanted to take down Saddam on human rights grounds.
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The pragmatist in me supported his ousting on human rights issues. The WOMD was always a line to justify it to the selfish self interested, only concerned about self protection. Use fear instead of justice. You can see the retorts now from fat-cat Americans and British "but what do we have to do with brutalised Iraqis? Let them kick out Hussein himself"
All the while Russian, French and Chinese dollars ensured he never would have left, as his pockets were filled while his people were "starved" due to the US sanctions (of course).
It's easy to slag off someone when they attempt something. Much harder to attempt something yourself.
I detest war. WOMD was hypocritical considering the nuclear bomb ownership situation. Yet Hussein is gone, and for that I am relieved.